llipgh2 wrote:Franktuary's Downtown location is slated to close on July 23rd.

You're saying the market for a $6 hot dog has dried up?

I liked that place a lot. I played hockey with one of the guys who opened it, and they always made an effort to be good hosts. They were not, however, good restaurateurs at first, but came a long way since then.

Speaking of Shadyside, I ate at Stak'd on Copeland was week. Its in the spot Alto Lounge used to be in. I really liked it. For starters its pretty inexpensive, especially at happy hour. I think my burger was $6, a cajun spice fry appetizer was half off at happy hour, and pitchers of Miller Lite were $7.

Its definitely a good place to catch a game and have dinner. I also really liked the wings I tried.

I guess the same owners took over the Shadyside Saloon on Ellsworth, so I'm going to give that a try soon.

Took a personal day yesterday and was driving around enjoying the nice weather. I had a craving for Primanti's for some reason. I haven't had one of their sandwiches in about two years. I went in one of the suburban ones around 2PM and was there was only two other people there. I stopped at the bar and chatted with the bartender for a bit and had fast service. I got the Angus Steak sandwich with onions and a Yuengling. It was just so good for some reason. I don't know if it was my appetitie, or that it was a personal day from work (hence low stress), the weather, or all of the above but it was a great day. And now back to reality, *sigh* I'd love to work from home, but that is another topic.

Berlin Street Food. They had a cart at the beerfest. Best damn brat I've ever had. Roll was definitely from the Breadworks. The brat itself was just unreal. Seriously. If you see this cart around, give em a shot if ya like German food.

Later we got some crepes from PGH crepes. I got a "reeses" crepe that had peanut butter and chocolate. It was divine. My sisters got a berry one that had fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and chocolate and they also loved theirs.